Substituting Effect of Y in La0.5Ba0.5 CoO3

La0.5-xYxBa0.5CoO3 polycrystals were prepared by solid state reaction. The substituting effects of Y for La on the magnetic and transport properties of the materials were studied systematically. The results indicate that substitution of Y induces two effects. Firstly, the charge transfer from Y to 3d orbital of Co happens. This causes the molecular magnetic moment to decrease. Secondly, the antiferromagnetic exchange interaction of Co ions appears. When the content of Y is less than or equal to 30%, the non-colinear structure of spins in materials is observed. When the content of Y is greater than 30%, the materials transit from predominant ferromagnetic state to predominant antiferromagnetic one. The conductive mechanism for the materials with different content of Y belongs to the variable range hopping conduction of polarons.The resistivity of materials increases sharply with increasing Y content.     

Hydrogen Embrittlement Processes and AL／AL2O3 Hydrogen Resistance Coatings of NdFeB Magnets

After analyzing the phenomena and processes of hydrogen embrittlement of NdFeB permanent magnets, RF magnetron sputtering was used to fabricate A1 thin films and then oxidized to form the Al/Al2O3 composite films on the magnets as the hydrogen resistance coatings. SEM and EDS were used to examine the morphology and composition respectively. Hy-drogen resistance performance was tested by exposing the magnets in 10 MPa hydrogen gas at room temperature. The results show that the magnets with 8μm Al/Al2O3 coatings can withstand hydrogen of 10 MPa for 65 min without being embrittledinto powd er. The samples with and without hydrogen resistance coatings have almost the same magnetic properties.     

Tuning structure and magnetic properties of table-like magnetocaloric effect in Er6MnSb2 by zirconium substitution

In this study,zirconium(Zr) successfully substituted for erbium(Er) in Er_6-xZr_xMnSb₂(x=0,0.5,1,1.5) of the Fe₂P type,with comprehensive characterizations on crystal structure,electronic structure and magnetic properties.According to synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction data analysis and density functional theory calculation,Zr does not randomly but preferentially occupy during the doping process and results in weaker magnetic exchange interactions and ...     

Study on Physical Process of Surface Oxidation of Rare Earth-Transition Metal Amorphous Magneto-Optical Thin Films

By using surface effects(Auger electron spectroscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,polar Kerreffect)and volume effects(magnetization,torque curve)the physical process of surface oxidation of rareearth-transition metal amorphous magneto-optical thin films was studied in this paper.The rare earth elementsoxidize preferentially and rich at the film surface,and the transition metals deplete in oxidation layer.Fe_2O_3 inthe surface oxidation layer contributes to the planar magnetization,and thereby the anomalous peak appearsnear 180° on the torque curves and the amplitude of the peaks is related to the depth of surface oxidationlayers.The iron bonds to oxygen easier than the cobolt.RE-Co magneto-optieal thin films have good propertiesof resistance to oxidation and humidity.     

Influence of High Magnetic Field Annealing on Aicrostructure of Pulse-Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Co-Ni-P Films

The effects of high magnetic field armealihng on the morphology and texture of pulsed-electrodeposited Co-Ni-P films were investigated by field emission scanning electronic microscopy(FE-SEM),atomic force microscopy(AFM)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The as-deposited film with cluster structural on a rough surface changed into non-uniform and bigger nanocrystalline during the no-field annealing due to a recrystallization process.Post-deposition annealing under a magnetic field favored to form a more homogeneous surface with smaller grain size and lower roughness.The magneto-induced a mixed phase structure including fcc-Ni,hcp-Co and fcc-CoNiP appeared in the case of the films annealed at a 9T magnetic field.The possible overlapping effects such as diffusion and recrystallization obtained by the magnetic field annealing on the morphology evolution and on the phase transformation in the films were interpreted.     

Magnetic Properties of La1-xSrxCoO3 （0 ≤ x ≤ 0. 5）

The measurements of temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of La1-xSrxCoO3 perovskite oxides at different Sr doping （0 ≤x ≤0.5） and annealing temperature were presented. For the sample with x = 0.1, a shoulder was observed around 150 K, and a peak which is one feature of spin glass appeared around 50 K in the curve of susceptibility versus temperature. The high-temperature （250 - 420 K）susceptibility fits well with Curie-Weiss law for all samples. Weiss constant and effective magnetic moment were determined and their variations with Sr doping and oxygen annealing condition were obtained. The Weiss constant increases monotonously with Sr content for x 〉 0.2. The values of effective moments were interpreted with the spin state of cobalt ions. Studies on the susceptibilities of the samples with x = 0.2 under different preparation temperatures and annealing temperatures show that the rising of sintering temperature and annealing temperature will increase the para-ferromagnetic transition temperature, and reduce the effective moment to normal value. Our result shows that both Co^3＋ and Co^4＋ ions should be in IS state after annealing and the oxygen annealing causes the transition of Co^3＋ spin state from HS to IS.     

Magnetic properties of SmCo-based permanent magnetic films during 25 to 300 ℃

Magnetic properties of the SmCo-based permanent magnetic films prepared on hot substrate with Mo and Cr underlayer without subsequent annealing process were investigated by vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and en- ergy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS）. The results showed that the film thickness of the SmCo-based films presented complex effect on the intrinsic coercivity Hci. Optimal Hc~ for the films with Mo underlayer, Cr underlayer, and without underlayer was ob- served with different film thicknesses. Furthermore, the monotonous temperature dependence of Hci was found to be strongly corre- lated with the magnetic parameters for the 3.0 μm thick SmCo7 films with Mo underlayer. From 25 to 300 ℃, the Hci decreased from 281.6 to 211.2 kA/m with a temperature coefficient of-0.091%/℃, exhibiting good temperature stability.     

Electronic and magnetic stability in correlated transportations of rare-earth nickelate perovskites

Although the thermistor and metal to insulator transition bi-functionalities were discovered for rareearth nickelates(RENiO3),the electronic stability in their correlated transports under impulse voltage or magnetic field remain as open questions.Herein,we demonstrate the thermistor transportations of the electron correlated rare-earth nickelates under impulse direct current voltage and in magnetic environment.The insulating phase of RENiO3 shows zero crossing linear I-V characters,indicating their stable electronic resistance is independent of the imparted voltage up to 10 V and pulse width down to1 us,in spite of their sensitive electronic structures to polarizations.In addition,the high electronic stability associated with the thermistor transportation of RENiO3 is also demonstrated in magnetic fields up to 9 T(i.e.,MR<0.2%).The high electronic stability further paves the way to applying RENiO3 as a broad temperature range thermistor in temperature sensing or circuit protections for correlated electronics.     

Characterization of Micro and Nano-Scaled Co/Ni Bi-Layered Films Electrodeposited Under Influence of Magnetic Field:Effects on Structure and Morphology

In this study,the possibility of obtaining micro and nano-scaled Co/Ni bi-layered films by use of the electrochemical method was investigated.The electrodeposition process was performed with presence and absence of a uniform external magnetic field up to 1T to examine its influence on structure and morphology of the obtained thin films.Afterwards,each sample was annealed under high magnetic field with strength up to 12 T at 623 K,what allowed compare and determine the changes in morphology and structure,before and after heat treatment.The Co/Ni bi-layered thin films were deposited onto an indium-doped tin oxide(ITO)-coated conducting glass substrate from sulfate baths with boric acid as an additive.The results show drastic changes in the morphology between macro and nano-scaled films which were strongly affected by an introduction of the magnetic field to the electrodeposition process.The annealing process allowed to determine the nucleus transition and showed that under the high temperature treatment it is possible to control the growth mode as well as the phase composition changes.     

Crystal structure,microstructure and magnetic properties of SmCo-based films treated by different annealing methods

Effect of conventional thermal annealing(CTA) and rapid recurrent thermal annealing(RRTA) processes on crystal structure,mi-crostructure,and magnetic properties of the SmCo-based films were investigated.The results indicated that the CTA-treated films exhibited poor permanent magnetic properties,and a low intrinsic coercivity of 72.8 kA/m was observed.Wide hysteresis loop was obtained for the RRTA-treated films,providing better permanent magnetic properties.The intrinsic coercivity reached 312.0 kA/m.According to the X-ray diffraction(XRD) and atomic force microscopy(AFM) results,the magnetic properties of the CTA-treated films and RRTA-treated films were found to be correlated with the crystal structure and microstructure,which were strongly determined by the annealing treatment.CTA treatment led to poor crystallization effects for the films,and a rough surface(RMS=3.47 nm and P-V=35.42 nm) and large grain size of 92.7 nm were observed correspondingly.However,the RRTA treatment exhibited great contributions on the crystallization of the films,which is accountable for the smooth surface(RMS=2.047 nm and P-V=16.43 nm) and fine grain size of 60.8 nm.     

Photoluminescent properties of Ca2Gd8（SiO4）6O2： Dy^3＋ phosphor films prepared by sol-gel process

There are growing interests on phosphor thin films owing to their potential application in high-resolution devices such as cathode ray tubes and flat panel display devices. The solution-based sol-gel method is one of the most important techniques for the synthesis of various functional coating films. Compounds with the apatite structure are very suitable host lattices for various luminescent ions. Ca2RE8（SiO4）6O2 （ RE=Y, Gd, La ） is a kind of ternary rare-earth-metal silicate with oxyapatite structure, which has been used as host material for the luminescence of various rare earth and mercury-like ions. In this article, Ca2Gd8（SiO4）6O2：Dy^3＋phosphor films were dip-coated on quartz glass substrates through the sol-gel process. X-ray diffraction （XRD）, atomic force microscopy （AFM）, photoluminescence （PL） spectra, as well as lifetimes were used to characterize the resulting films. AFM study revealed that the phosphor films consisted of homogeneous particles. The Dy^3＋ showed its characteristic emission in crystalline phosphor films, i.e., ^4F9/2-^6H15/2 and ^4F9/2-^6H13/2.     

Au/La-CeOx catalyst for CO oxidation:Effect of different atmospheres pretreatment on gold state—Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Academician Guangxian Xu

So far,it is still a controversial issue which status of gold species is a better active site for catalyzing CO oxidation.Herein,the influence of the different atmospheres pretreatment(oxidative and reductive)on gold state of Au/La-CeOx(1 wt%gold loading)catalyst during CO oxidation was studied.The changes of Au species were monitored by combined in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(in situ DRIFTS)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).For the sample pretreated with oxidative atmosphere,the data show that the initial Au³⁺is transformed to Au^δ+(0<δ<1)during CO oxidation,which is a key step to lead to higher reactivity.For the sample after reductive atmosphere pretreatment,Au^δ+is mixed with a small amount of Au⁰which can be converted to Au^δ+with the increase of temperature in reaction.Meanwhile,the sample always maintains high activity during the reaction.Therefore,the Au?+obtained by reductive pretreatment is more active than the Au³⁺obtained by oxidative treatment in catalyzing CO oxidation.     

Enhancement of potassium resistance of Ce-Ti oxide catalyst for NH3-SCR reaction by modification with holmium

Alkali metal K in exhaust gas has a deactivation effect on NH₃-SCR catalysts.In this work,it is discovered that the addition of Ho on CeTi catalyst can remarkably strengthen its K tolerance.The conclusions of Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET),X-ray diffraction(XRD),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),NH₃ temperature programmed desorption(NH₃-TPD)and H₂temperature programmed reduction(H₂-TPR)analyses demonstrate that the enhancement of K resistance mainly originates from its stronger surface acidity and redox capability,the higher concentration of Ce³⁺species and surface chemisorbed oxygen.In situ DRIFT analysis reveals that the introduction of Ho on CeTi can remarkably improve the adsorption of NH₃ and NO_x species on catalyst surface,accompanied by the intensified reactivity of ad-NH₃ species,which should also administer to improve the K resistance.     

Effect of Ag substitution on structural,magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Pr_(0.6)Sr_(0.4–x)Ag_xMnO_3 manganites

A systematic investigation on the structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Pr_(0.6)Sr_(0.4-x)Ag_xMnO_3(x=0.05 and 0.1) manganites was reported. Rietveld refinements of the X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that all samples were single phase and crystallized in the orthorhombic structure with Pnma space group. Magnetic measurements in a magnetic applied field of 0.01T revealed that the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition temperature T_C decreased from about 293 to 290 K with increasing silver content from x=0.05 to 0.1. The reported magnetocaloric entropy change and relative cooling power for both samples were considerably remarkable with a △S_(max) value of 1.9 J/(kg·K)and maximum RCP values of 100 J/kg, under a magnetic field change(?μ0H) equal to 1.8T. The analysis of the universal curves gave an evidence of a second order magnetic transition for the studied samples. The magnetic field influence on both the magnetic entropy change and the relative cooling power was also studied and discussed.     

Preparation and characterization of sodium silicate/epoxy resin composite bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets with high performance

As an organic binder for bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets, epoxy resin(EP) has poor heat resistance but good moisture resistance, while sodium silicate(SS) has poor moisture absorption but better heat resistance and corrosion resistance. In order to improve high temperature stability and decrease moisture absorption of bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets, EP/SS composites were applied as the binder to prepare bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets. The magnetic properties, moisture absorption, corrosion resistance, compressive strength and microstructure of composite bonded magnets were investigated. The results show that EP/SS bonded magnets can obtain excellent magnetic properties at room temperature, and even useable magnetic properties a thigh temperature environments at 200°C. EP/SS composite binder effectively improves heat resistance and corrosion resistance of bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets, and reduces the hygroscopic properties. The molecule of sodium silicateis rigid and keeps it original shape at high temperature environments. In addition, SS in composite binder improves the mobility of the magnetic powders during the pre-pressing process, which makes the magnetic powders attain a more regular structure. These two factors will increase the mechanical properties. Moreover, sodium silicate in the composite binder can also cover the surfaces protecting the magnetic powders from oxidation and corrosion. EP in composite binder can cover SS surface to reduce the water absorption of SS as epoxy is a hydrophobic material. The EDX analysis shows that the composite binder has accumulated in the gaps of the magnet powders, which not only improves heat resistance and corrosion resistance, but also increases the mechanical properties. Therefore, EP/SS composite binder endows bonded Nd-Fe-B magnets excellent comprehensive properties.     

Experimental evidence of magnetic training effect of electronic phase in Nd-Ca half-doped manganite

Cooling and heating modes are shown to be able to significantly modify the magnetic and electrical properties of the half-doped perovskite manganite.The present paper reports on a precise investigation of this phenomenon(the so-called training effect) carried out on Nd_(0.5)Ca_(0.5)MnO_3 manganite,which allow a fine tuning of the magnetic ground state.Refinement of the X-ray diffraction pattern shows that the synthesized sample is single phase and crystallizes in the orthorhombic structure with Pnma space group.Using magnetometry measurements,we have found that the sample is the seat of interesting phenomena like charge ordering,magnetic phase separation,spin-glass and inverse magnetocaloric effect.Magnetic-field-driven magnetization(M(μ_0 H)) measurements evidence the metamagnetic transition which not only depends on field value,but also on the thermal process(cooling or heating).Metamagnetic irreversibility in the magnetic field range(±5 T) and memory effect are observed at low temperatures due to the kinetic arrest phenomenon.It is worthwhile to mention that the coercive field increases with decreasing temperature and reaches 955 Oe at 20 K,which is sufficiently large compared with that one in the soft magnetic and makes the material quite interesting for spintronic applications.The electrical resistivity in a zero field was measured on both cooling and warming modes,and the data obtained were fitted by using different theoretical models.At low temperatures,the resistivity shows the presence of insulator-metal transition and is found to be in conformity with the magnetization data.A magnetic training effect due to the thermo-magnetic history dependent behavior is observed,where the resistivity is consistently irreversible.     

Numerical Simulation of Magnetic Field Distribution in Aluminum Melting Furnace With Electromagnetic Stirring

In metallurgical processing,effective and reliable electromagnetic stirring of the melt is one of the prerequisites for higher productivity and improved process performance.Reasonable structure and electrical parameters of the stirrer are greatly significant on improving and enhancing the stirring quality.In this paper,ANSYS software is used to research the effect of stirrer parameters on magnetic field distribution in aluminum melting furnace.The results show that magnetic flux density distributes as two humps at the direction(X)of metal length.Magnetic flux density distributes as a hump at the direction(Z)of metal width,reaches its maximum at the pool center and decays gradually toward the edge.It is also demonstrated that magnetic flux density increases by 2.65mT,as kilo-ampere-turns increase by 2.The center distance between two coils changes the distribution of magnetic flux density rather than its magnitude,while the distance from coils to the bottom of molten aluminum changes the magnitude of magnetic flux density but no change of distribution.     

Morphology Change of Electrodeposited Calcium Phosphate Coating on Ti6Al4V Substrate Under High Magnetic Field

The present study reports on the growth of calcium phosphate coatings on Ti6A14V substrate by electrodeposition under high magnetic field.The electrodeposition is conducted by potentiostatic method on horizontal electrode whose roughness was modified to reach a value of 3μm.The coatings are obtained from an electrolyte containing calcium nitrate as the Ca²⁺source and ammonium phosphate as the P source with a Ca/P ratio equal to two.The LNCMI high field continuous magnet in a 170 mm bore with homogeneity of 600.10^-6in 1 cm³ has been used.The magnetic field with a magnitude up to 12 T is applied perpendicularly to the electrode surface.The surface morphology and chemical composition of the obtained coatings were characterized by 3D digital microscope and scanning electron microscopy associated with X-ray microanalysis（SEM-EDX）.The phase composition was analyzed by X-Ray diffraction.The presence of several crystalline phases comprising octacalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite is obtained and magnetic field seems to change the relative importance of these phases.The coating morphology changes from belt shape crystallites to needle shape crystallites with high magnetic field superimposition without important modification of Ca/P ratio in the deposit.On the other hand formation of volcano-like structures due to the presence of hydrogen bubbles during deposition is considerably reduced in the presence of magnetic field.     

Microstructure and Properties of Lao.7 Sr0.3 MnO3 Films Deposited on LaAlO3 （100）, （110）, and （111） Substrates

A comparative study of the crystalline structure, magnetic properties, and transport properties of LSMO films grown on （100）-, （110）-, and （111） LaAlO3（LAO） substrates was carried out. Using atomic force microscopy, round, rectangle, and dot surface morphologies were observed in （ 100）-, （ 110）-, and （ 111 ）-oriented LSMO films, respectively. Electrical and magnetic characterizations were performed on LSMO films of different orientation to provide evidence for the effect of strain on the magnetotransport properties. The （ 111 ）-oriented LSMO film has higher saturation magnetization and lower resistance compared with the （100）- and （110）-oriented LSMO films, which results from the smaller elastic deformation due to the larger elastic modulus along the 〈 111 〉 crystallographic direction.     

强磁场对铁基合金相变温度和显微组织的影响

The effect of a high magnetic field up to 30 T on phase transformation temperature and microstructure of Fe-based alloys has been reviewed. A high magnetic field accelerates ferrite transformation, changes the morphology of the transformed microstructures and increases the As and A1 temperature. In a magnetic field of 30 T, the A1 temperature increases by about 37.1℃ for Fe-0.8C, the A3 temperature for pure Fe increases by about 33.1 ℃. The measured transformation temperature data are not consistent with calculation results using Weiss molecular field theory. Ferrite grains are elongated and aligned along the direction of magnetic field in Fe-0.4C and Fe-0.6C alloys by ferrite transformation, but elongated and aligned structure was not found in pure Fe, Fe-0.05C alloy and Fe-1.5Mn0.11C-0.1V alloy.